Safety-razor.



H. J. GAISMAN. I SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED DBO 18, 1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1514.

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HENRY JACQUES GAISMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 AUTO STRO]? COMPANY,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed December is, 903. Serial so. 468,113.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAISMAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, in the county of New.

' movable means for holding the blade edge and guard with respect to each other, and

the object of my invention is to permit the blade to be readily adjusted respecting the guard, for the purpose of insertion and removal of the blade as well as for cleaning the razor, and for other purposes.

In carrying'out my invention I provide a suitable frame, a guard, means for removably holding the blade, and means for frictionally retaining the blade holding devices in difierent positions of adjustment whereby when such devices are in one position the blade will be held in position for shaving and when said devices are moved into another position the blade will be released, as for replacement of the blade, cleaning and other purposes. To these ends I have shown the guard provided with lugs or hooks adapted to engage-the blade to hold the blade in shaving position upon the guard.

My invention also. comprises the novel details of improvement that will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a safety razor embodying'my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2, 2, in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view, .the handle being in section; Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrat-.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 1 indicates a suitable frame,

shown provided with uprights 1 at opposite ends, and at 2' is a suitable blade holder shown movably supported between uprights 1, as by a shaft 3, whereby the'blade 4 b movably held in ho der 2 and may .1 by screws 9.

.be swung around as desired. The guard for the blade edge is indicated generally at 5,

and it is shown provided with comb-like the guard to be moved as desired into and out'of o erative relation to the blade edge.

I have s own the extension 6 carried in a guideway 7 between handle 8 and the base l of frame 1, which guideway may be in the form of a piece of bent metal secured to handle 8 and removablyattached to base Extension 6 is provided witha pusher or thumb piece 6? at or near its outer end and preferably has a depending pusher or thumb piece 6 on a side of the handle adjacent the guard, whereby the guard may be pushed in opposite directions as desired. The thumb pieces 6, 6 may be made integral with the material" of the guard and extension 6, or one or bothof said thumb pieces may be made separate and attached to the extension or guard by solder or otherwise as preferred. Means are provided for retaining the guard-in different ositions of adjustment, the means shown belng of a friction nature.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the razor is provided with a friction block 10, shown located sion or slide 6, spring 11. within the handle hearing against the friction block 10 and against an abutment or shelf. 12 secured within the handle, whereby the pressure of the spring against the block causes the latter to push extension or slide 6 against base 1" and thus hold the extension or slide in any set position.

In Figs. 4, 5 and'6 I have shown the friction piece 10 in the form of a spring finger connected with the guard, as by being cut out of the material of extension 6,.

and adapted to' bear againsta part of the guideway of said extension, such as against the base 1}, the spring 10 {eing suitably bent for such purpose. I

In Fig. 7 the pusher or thumb piece 6 is shown formed directly on the spring frict on p ce 0 y be g bent d n themparts elfe'cted. When the blade is inserted in its holder and placed downupon the guard the latter may be pushed -toward the. blade by the thumb piece 6", whereupon the lugs or hooks 5 will engage the blade and hold it in shaving position with respect to the guard, and the friction devices will hold and retain the guard in such set position, thus'holding the blade upon the guard.

When the parts are in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5 the razor may be used for shaving, the friction devices maintaining the parts in proper operative position, and when theguard is moved outwardly, as in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the guard and lugs will still be retained by the friction devices-in'such position, and the blade may be readily raised from the guard for removal for cleaning the parts, andfor other pur oses.

'aving now described my invention what Lelaim is 1: In a safety razor, a frame, having a guide,a guard having blade engaging lugs,

an extension from the guard slidable in the guide, a friction member coacting with the extension and guide for holding the guard in engagement with the blade or dis engaged therefrom, and means for urging New York, and State 0 14 day of. December, A. D. 1908.

the friction member against the extension. 2. A safety razor having a frame,aguard for a blade of the razor, an extension from the guard engaging the frame and slidably' supported thereon, and a friction member movable with relation to and coactin'g with the extension and operative to press the extension against the frame to retain the guard in engagement with the blade or disengaged therefrom.

3. A safety razor having a frame, a guard for a blade of the razor, means slidably supported in the frame for carrying the guard, a friction member engaging the means for carrying the guard for holding the guard in engagement with the blade or. disengaged therefrom, said friction member being slidable with relation to the frame, and meansfor yieldably holding the friction member in engagement with the means for carrying the guard. I

In a safety razor, a frame, a guard for a blade, an extension from'the guard slidably supported in the frame and free to move underthe influence of pressure applied thereto, a member frictionally retaining the guard in engagement with the blade or disengaged therefrom, and means for urging the said member against the extension. 7

In a safety razor, a frame, a blade holder, a guard having blade engaging lugs in position to engage the cutting edge of a blade held by the blade holder, an extension from the guard slidable transversely of the blade holder under the blade, and

friction meanscotiperating with said extension and with the frame for retaining the guard in engagement with the blade or disengaged therefrom and free to move under 1 pressure on the said extension sufiicient to HENRY'JACQ-UES GAISMAN. Witnesses: g p 1 EMMA SoH vvEmNp JULIET V. WAISH. 

